Montana
State update
Link to death penalty statute
Link to execution statute
Date death penalty reenacted
March 1, 1974
Can a defendant get death penalty for a felony in which s/he was not responsible for the murder?
Yes; also for aggravated assault, or aggravated kidnapping committed while in official detention
How is the sentence determined?
Jury decides on aggravators; judge decides on sentence
Location of death row(s)
Deer Lodge (Women: Warm Springs)
Clemency process
Governor has authority to grant clemency with nonbinding advice of Board of Pardons and Paroles
Time of execution (in law and/or by custom)
In the past, executions in Montana have taken place around 12 am
Number of people exonerated from death row since 1973
0
Names of people exonerated from death row since 1973
N/A
